That's the Trump speech I heard. @DouthatNYT heard a completely different one. https://t.co/6eY4DhQm0u … I agree with me (and you). https://t.co/SIKMPln6pG
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 10, 2019
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Monthly Archives: January 2019
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Sounds like a terrible deal. A straight DACA for Wall deal is already bad, without the TPS thrown in–and in this case also H-2B modifications (presumably meaning more unskilled guestworkers).
Jared playing an unfortunate role, as expected…. https://t.co/L2fJ6AJNKX
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 10, 2019
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NOTE: Please do not interrupt @TheRickWilson when he's being an a__hole. [See 2:24 in] That's like interrupting Jack Nicholson before he says he ordered the Code Red. (@CortesSteve this means you.) We need to know how bad Wilson will get.https://t.co/Ps17dPWBjH
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 10, 2019
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Still waiting for a poll showing that the MSM insta-judgment (that the speech didn't work) is accurate. Seems like there were always quick viewer reaction polls in the past. Is media waiting until it's worked over the public for a few days? Maybe I'm missing something! https://t.co/G3RL7yyhxq
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 10, 2019
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Don't understand. He's asked for $563 million for more judges to expedite border processing https://t.co/ryuuXIKTOP He repeated that ask in his speech: "We have requested more agents, immigration judges to process the sharp rise of unlawful migration …" https://t.co/34E0ePbIcE https://t.co/sjo2r5logE
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 9, 2019
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Answer: Because he f—ed up before. Let Schumer go in and tie up the border money. Got conned by Ryan, et al, into putting off a Wall fight. Now he's trying to make up for blown opportunities. But that's better than not trying to make up for blown opportunities. https://t.co/QfoXaXF1lT
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 9, 2019
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They usually keep a tally. Rare that a call is wasted. Congressperson finds out which way wind is blowing–that's how they survive. Thanks https://t.co/BU5YkB6KbB
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 9, 2019
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Please keep calling. Today is a day of maximum leverage. 202 224 3121 https://t.co/5aED1ROn45
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 9, 2019
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Has anyone seen a poll on the reaction of people who saw Trump's speech? I could easily have missed it, but I'm not seeing any being trumpeted in the usual places. It's lucky I'm not paranoid.
(Speeches criticized by pundits as too "vanilla" or dull often do quite well.)
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 9, 2019
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THE DAY TO PHONE: Congresspeople pay outsized attention to phone calls and letters. I don't know why, but they do. If you want Congress to give Trump money to build at least some of his border wall–and end the shutdown–now is the time to call. Numbers available below: https://t.co/aa4HILSbLr
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 9, 2019
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I thought the Never Trump Word of the Day was "elevate" https://t.co/EKrgdzGoiE via @thedailybeast
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 9, 2019
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UPDATE: They've toned down the hed, to a dreary "Trump's National Address Escalates Border Wall Fight." Almost makes you miss the fighting Resistance spirit of "Trump Appeals for Wall, Citing Misleading Statistics of Crisis and Crime Along Border." "Terror" error remains https://t.co/Cvm7cG1NTO
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 9, 2019
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— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 9, 2019
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I'm blocked by Prof. DeLong, but every now and then Twitter opens up to give a delightful peek. https://t.co/ZQEVdv5u4c
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 9, 2019
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Thread https://t.co/CiRIIqQoWk
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 9, 2019
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It's tempting to say the @NYTimes is now written by an AI app programmed to RESIST. But that is unfair to AI. AI would have noticed what Trump actually said and changed the story. https://t.co/Cvm7cG1NTO
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 9, 2019
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Of course if we ever do tighten asylum rules, anti-trafficking laws and rewrite the Flores decision–making tenuous claims of asylum unattractive–more people will try to sneak *without* surrendering to CBP, and we'll need a wall even more. https://t.co/MREqdLMVTE
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 9, 2019
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I thought the *best* feature of the speech was Trump grounding his border policy in a defense of wages, which have finally been rising at the bottom of the labor market. https://t.co/5eT2pqpnMD
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 9, 2019
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Here is first sentence of Trump's third paragraph, the one making the case against illegal immigration:
"It strains public resources and drives down jobs and wages. Among those hardest hit are African-Americans and Hispanic-Americans."
That's not aimed at Democrats? https://t.co/u4T5SdCuwM
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 9, 2019
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If we build a 4 foot wall they'll just buy a 5 ft Hyundai! Can't climb a 30 ft. wall, though. https://t.co/MdBBkT0jF2
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 9, 2019
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How pre-written was this piece? Headline cites Trump's "misleading claims." When we finally get to them–Graf #15–one turns out to be a claim about terrorism. But speech did not talk about terrorism, as far as I can see. https://t.co/YH2mFvRrZB @JillAbramson had a point.
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 9, 2019
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But the @nytimes said "activists" like you think a wall is "barely relevant." Is it possible they got it wrong? https://t.co/FP6NM6RonP https://t.co/JqHD6FDBgG
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 9, 2019
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CNN pivoting to Mueller. Must have been a good speech.
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 9, 2019
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The argument on CNN now: We can raise wages by controlling immigration (Santorum) vs. we can "retrain" (Gutierrez) and fix "root causes" in Guatemala (Navarro). Which side seems pie-er-in-the-sky-er?
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 9, 2019
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Call tonight & call tomorrow. It will make a big difference–outcome seems up in the air.
House Directory (with phone #s) https://t.co/BR0ia7uu2r
Senate Directory https://t.co/CZfVCL5VnPSwitchboard at 202 224-3121 is always good. https://t.co/dBbO5OkX64
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 9, 2019
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